Here is the opinion in Wauneka v. Navajo Dept. of Law Enforcement.
An excerpt:
This case concems an appeal by the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement, of a May 26, 2009 Final Damages Order of the Navajo Nation Labor Commission (Commission) in which the Commission awarded a police officer back pay, attorney’s fees, restoration of leave hours; emotional damages; and further, imposed civil fines.
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Based on the above, the Court REVERSES the Commission’s award of $30,000 in emotional damages, and AFFIRMS the Commission’s imposition of $500 in civil fines. The Court further LIFTS the stay in the Window Rock District Court for further disposition consistent with this opinion.
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